OUR VIEW: Time to unite behind Lumumba administration

6:30 PM,
Jun. 28, 2013

Written by

The Clarion-Ledger

On Monday, Chokwe Lumumba will become mayor of Jackson, and the people of this city need to rally around his administration in an effort to bridge the obvious chasm that exists between those who supported him and those who did not.

There is no need to ignore the fear some residents have over the future of our city under Mayor Lumumba. Statements, associations and actions from his past give people pause about how he will lead. And while the majority who have reservations about a Lumumba administration are white, plenty of black citizens have the same concerns.